Prescription glasses are glasses which have been acquired through a prescription from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Prescription glasses are available on the NHS in the UK.

Hi there,

It is wise to ask your doctor for a prescription for as long as you are going away for. It is unlikely you will be able to get a UK prescription drawn from Aus, but if you see an Australian doctor and show the prescription, he will probably write you out a script for it straight away.

Student Doctor

Yes you can but it is not legal

You don't

In the UK you must not write anything on the front of the prescription, however when you collect the prescription from the Chemist you will be expected to confirm certain details in writing and sign the reverse.